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Current notable staff include Mr Andy Jefferys (jobless) and Mr David Wood and Mrs Penny Winston |
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Mr Cullen has also become jobless but still wonders around the school. the ex-receptionist (Mrs Newman) has taken over mr cullen's job of standing at the back of maths lessons and annoying pupils. |
Mr Cullen has also become jobless but still wonders around the school. the ex-receptionist (Mrs Newman) has taken over mr cullen's job of standing at the back of maths lessons and annoying pupils. However, if you take RE or PSE, you will have one of the teachers who is perhaps the most hottest teacher in the school and you may find she is a bit of a flirt. On the other |
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hand, you will find the chemistry teacher who enjoys taking the mick out of the school and the students and has a go at everything for anything that goes wrong by blaming the school for not spending money on science equipment. |
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Barton Court Grammar School is a mixed selective grammar school in Canterbury, with approximately 900 students between the ages of 11-19, including a thriving sixth form...?!
The school is situated near the center of the historic Cathedral City of Canterbury in a World Heritage site. The main house of the school, built in 1750, and ancient trees- which have been chopped down, gardens- where?, lake- filled with rubbish as the drunks threw the bins into it (and also vomit outside the gates)- and playing field, make Barton Court a bad place in which to learn.
It currently holds a Foreign Language College status- so they can get more funding; this hasn't worked, as the school cannot currently afford plain paper, or coloured ink cartridges... or black ones for that matter... though the school think they can make themselves look good by buying 3 plasma screen TV's?! the school is transferring to the International Baccalaureate award scheme for those pupils in Years 12 and 13- i don't think so year 13 are doing A-levels, which are far better. Study of this course has begun from September 2007, so far having been greeted with mixed receptions- most of them being bad.
If you are even unfortunate enough to look around the school you will only bee shown the new food technology rooms, the new IT rooms and the new library. You will also go via reception which now has clocks to tell you the time in countries all over the world apart from where you are.
The school is situated on a World Heritage Site, making for an interesting and "dynamic" learning environment for the students... well the environment might be nice, but the amount of homework isn't[citation needed].
There are two magazine-style publications circulated within the school, one of these being Courtside (formerly The Little Barton) run by Mr Nick Hayes of the English Department, and the other known as The Old Bartonian, an underground student-run magazine which presents a lively ironic take on the school and students.
The school is widely regarded as an example of failure for innovative teaching methods, including the three period day and use of ICT within lessons once every fortnight (if that).[citation needed]. the best thing that has come from the 'innovative' teaching methods is the school finishing at 2.40.
The Sixth Form hold an annual tennis tournament named "The Sir Neil Cup". This is a friendly doubles tournament for the staff and sixth Former's, named after the Design Technology technician for the unsung role he plays in the school. The current holders of this prestigious award are Mr Nick Hayes and Mr Dan Lintott.
Current notable staff include Mr Andy Jefferys (jobless) and Mr David Wood and Mrs Penny Winston Mr Cullen has also become jobless but still wonders around the school. the ex-receptionist (Mrs Newman) has taken over mr cullen's job of standing at the back of maths lessons and annoying pupils. However, if you take RE or PSE, you will have one of the teachers who is perhaps the most hottest teacher in the school and you may find she is a bit of a flirt. On the other hand, you will find the chemistry teacher who enjoys taking the mick out of the school and the students and has a go at everything for anything that goes wrong by blaming the school for not spending money on science equipment.